Water cooler



Dec. 24, 1929. J. N. GENNIS 1,740,585

WATER COOLER Filed Aug. 12, 1927 3: JAWIfVQNTO /R .4 r I I 2D 6/ BEEPatented Dec. 24, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT oer-E Jon 11. Gimme, o1-nous'ron, 'rnxas warns. COOLER Application filed August 12, 1927. SerialNo. 212,689.

This invention relates to new and useful imgrovements in a water cooler.

ne object of the invention is to provide a water cooler of the characterdescribed 5 specially designed to be located in a refrig- A furtherfeature of the invention resides in the provision of an apparatus of thecharacter dcscribed'which is of-very simple construction, may be cheaplyand easig made andinstalled and which is very e cient for the purposeintended.

With the above and other objects in view 2 the invention has particularrelation to certain novel features of construction, opera tion andarrangement of parts, an example of which is given in this specificationand illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 shows afront elevation of the conventional type of refrigerator, with thecooler installed.

Figure 2 shows a side elevation thereof,

- 3s partly in section showing the ice box with the cooler installedtherein.

Figure 3 shows a plan view of the ice receptacle.

Figure 4 shows a front elevation thereof, 40 and Figure 5 showsa sideview thereof partly in section;

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numeralsof reference designate similar partsin each of the figures, the numeral1 designates a refrigerator having the ice receiving chamber 2 therein.Located within this chamber there.

is an icelreceptacle designated generally by the numeral 3. Thisreceptacle is of the 'through which water may be drained as needed fromthe chamber 5-. The supply of.

in an inverted position so that the water will readily drain by gravityinto the chamform to fit closely within the chamber 2 and is open aboveand in front so that a block of ice, as 4 may be readily placed therein.The

bottom, as well as the rear and side walls of the ice receptacle aredouble, and formed of-suitable sheet metal with the water circulatingchamber 5 between them. The top of the refrigerator has a funnel shapedseat 6 with the down pipe 7 leading therefrom and entering the chamber5"and leading out from the bottom chamber 5 there is,

, an: outlet pipe 8 which extends through the -a l]acent wall of therefrigerator and has a conventional faucet 9 attached thereto water ismaintained in a suitable bottleshaped container as 1O whose neck isformed to fit snugly in the seat 6 with the container ber 5. This watersurrounds the block'of ice on four sides and is kept at a very cooltemperature, its temperature being slightly lower than the temperatureof the ice 7 itself. This surrounding water will form additional meansfor protecting the ice from the outside temperature and will thereforeretard the melting of the ice.

- While I have shown what I now consider the preferred form of thecooler it is apparent that variations in the mechanical constructionthereof may be made and equivalentssubstituted for the parts shownwithout departing from the principle of the invention and it iscontemplated that such changes and adaptations may be made within thescope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A. device of the character described ineluding. an ice receptacle,open above and in front and having double rear, side and bottom wallsforming a continuous water chamber between said walls, the inside wallsof the receptacle being smooth to permit close, continuous contactthereof with a block of ice, in said receptacle, a water reservoir abovesaid receptacle and connected into the receptacle and a valve controlledoutlet leading from said water chamber.

. 2. The combination with the ice receiving chamber of a refrigerator,of an ice receptacle formed to fit closely within said chambet and beingopen above and in front and forwardly flared, to permit a block of iceto be inserted into said receptacle, the bottom 7 rear and side walls ofthe ice receptacle being doubled and spaced apart to provide a singlecontinuous -chamber to permlt the circulation of water beneath on eachside of and in the rear of said ice said circulating water forming meansfor protecting the ice from the outside temperature, a water reservoirabove said receptacle and connected into the water chamber and a valvecontrolled outlet leading from said water chamber.

In testimony whereof I have signed. my

name to this specification. v

I JOHN N. GENNIS.

